Teacher Resources
Embedding Social Justice, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility in Academic Integrity
As the academic year begins, concerns arise for equity-deserving students who may struggle without adequate support. Promoting academic integrity involves fostering an inclusive environment where a…
A reminder: Classrooms are neither living rooms nor trains
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education essay suggests that classrooms are nonsocial spaces where facilitating belonging is not within educators' scope of practice. We forcefully disagree.
Against “Efficiency”
A rant
Catching up – again
As I sit at my laptop, I’m wondering how it can be the 21st of June. I’ve completed my first full academic year at UCD and planning for my second autumn. Summer seems to be a time to ca…
There is a "crisis of trust" in the college classroom
I am thankful to historian Seth Bruggeman for writing this piece at Inside Higher Ed. It put into words much of what I was feeling last semester in one of
Inclusive Academic Integrity: A Holistic Approach to Ethical Learning for Everyone
As educators, we can — and should — consider how the principles of inclusive education can strengthen and complement our approach to academic integrity.
Supporting students with ADHD: Key strategies [Moskovitz]
Group work, participation, and neurodiversity
Part one of a two-part series
Instructional Moves
Joshua Eyler on Twitter
“The author of this travesty clearly has no idea what DEI means, so we gain very little from pushing back, but since people are reading it, I wanted to address the flippant ?s he asks about whether *all* faculty should be asked to show evidence of working toward DEI goals. 1/x”
Nikki Andersen on Twitter
“#OpenEducation friends - are they any #OpenTextbooks that you think are exemplars of diversity and inclusion, and why? #OER”
Advice | Academe Has a Lot to Learn About How Inclusive Teaching Affects Instructors
Advocates ask teachers to cede authority to students. But what if you are a faculty member of color or an adjunct without much acknowledged authority to share?
Dr. Cait S. Kirby (she/her) on Twitter
Some faculty say, "Well they should tell me what's going on. Then I'll consider giving them an extension."Okay, but would you share with a professor that you were pooping blood? Five professors? Someone who you hope will write you a rec letter? 1/ https://t.co/x7T0Iez4Pw— Dr. Cait S. Kirby (she/her) (@caitskirby) November 18, 2021
Getting to Know the “Average Student”
Getting to Know the “Average Student” Learners are infinitely variable; it doesn’t make sense to teach to an "average student" because there is no such thing. That said, faculty sometimes picture a younger version of themselves when they think of an average student. See below for a list of books ...
How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
This comprehensive guide offers a road map to make sure your classroom interactions and course design reach all students, not just some of them.
I Found Christ's Liberating Spirit in Critical Race Theory
CRT helped mature my faith and identity; it can help Christians heal from the disease of racist thinking.
h/t Jim Darlack
(1) Peter Newbury on Twitter: "1/ I'm a third of the way through "How to be an antiracist" @DrIbram. I see connections to #HigherEd on every page. Something on page 101 broke my brain. By page 103, I think I fixed it. I'm going to try to explain. I may get this wrong. I keep learning, though." / Twitter
1/ I'm a third of the way through "How to be an antiracist" @DrIbram. I see connections to #HigherEd on every page.
Something on page 101 broke my brain. By page 103, I think I fixed it.
I'm going to try to explain. I may get this wrong. I keep learning, though.
from-safe-spaces-to-brave-spaces.pdf